So I got my bike a few months after taking my basic rider training course last summer. A few months ago, I went around to insurance companies including State Farm and Jevco looking for the best quote. SF quoted me for $3500 a year and Jevco for $2300. Neither of them ever asked me if I had taken a rider training course. When I asked them about it, both representatives told me that it didn't matter and whether or not I had taken the course, my insurance wouldn't have been affected.
Is this true? Why would the experienced riders who attended take this course in the first place if not for the insurance break?
If it matters, I'm 22 and have had my M1 for a year and M2 for 9 months. My bike is a 1982 Yamaha XS400.